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British Musket
This British musket was made following a pattern developed in 1756 and is marked to the 4th Regiment of Foot.
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Battle of Paoli
This artwork by Italian painter Xavier della Gatta depicts a scene from the Battle of Paoli on September 21, 1777.
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Turncoat
Read an excerpt from Stephen Brumwell's Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty.
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The Widow Washington
Read an excerpt from Martha Saxton's book, The Widow Washington: The Life of Mary Washington.
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The Journal of Charlotte L. Forten
Read an excerpt from The Journal of Charlotte L. Forten, edited by Ray Allen Billington.
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Battle of Bunker Hill in Liberty: Don Troiani's Paintings of the Revolutionary War Exhibit
Take a closer look at two paintings by nationally renowned historical artist Don Troiani as well as four objects related to the Battle of Bunker that are on display in our special exhibition.
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Big Idea 7: Continuing the Forten Family Legacy
Learn more about how following James Forten's death in 1842, the Forten family kept his spirit alive by pushing to make Philadelphia and the country a better place for people of African descent.
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Big Idea 4: James Forten and Entrepreneurs of African Descent
Learn more about how James Forten and other people of African descent managed to overcome many challenges to become successful in business at a time when most people did not consider them equal.
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Black Founders Teacher Resources
Access modular activities and ready-made worksheets to help your students dig deeper into the lives and legacies of free Black Philadelphia, Revolutionary War privateer, and successfull businessman James Forten and his descendants.
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Annette Gordon-Reed to Discuss “Troublesome Histories” in Free Virtual Lecture, Sept. 24
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Annette Gordon-Reed, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University, will join the Museum of the American Revolution virtually on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 6 p.m. to examine how we can wrestle with—and have honest dialogue about—the complexities in our nation’s history.
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